St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-25

pasSably good field work. the Wolverines
would nave lost both games. Several men,
berS of the team must be watched. They
have Numbered badly. and, if they do not
improve in marked degree the first two
weeks of the season. it is the manage
ment'S plain dnty to discharge them and
pat better men in their places. Of course,
precipitate action is not to be thought of
Every man in the team has had much eX-
perience on the field, and nearly every one
OF them has at some time in his career done
good service. 1t is, therefore, the duty of
the management to do nothing in haste. but
10 give all the players fair test before
making changes. The intield has so far
proved very disappointing. Pickett and
Cleveland have not shown up in their usual
fine form, but best Judges of their playing
are not alarmed about their future. They
are 10 doubt among the best allrOund play
erS in the league. Crooks has made some
very serious plumbers. but those who re-
member his brilliant play at third for Min
neapolis last season cannot be convinced at
this hour that lie will prove failure. a
little more elaboration in his enthusiasm
would doubtless make a better ball player
of him. Mccarthy is now and always has
been all erratic player. One day he will
cover his field in splendid form and bear off
ALL THE LAURELs
of the team and the next pile up errors al
most To double figures. He is remarkably
accurate on flies and covers great deal of
field, but when the ball comes skipping to
him on the ground the chances are about as
good that lie will tumble it as that he will
get it in time to cut off the runner. He lays
his poor success to the ground. which he
says is extremely uneven. OF the outfield
Wilmot is the source of greatest solictude.
He does not prove sure catch. A good
deal Of this. however, is due to his hands,
which are at present badly swollen. He
covers more field than ever before. and his
batting and base running are of such high
order that the management could not think
of replacing him. Murphy is so far the
king-bee of the club. He does everything
in the most approved fashion. OF the catch
erS Stockwell is the favorite. He makes the
opposing mines weary by his neat catches of
foul tips and throwing to second. Prescott
has shown up well, and is thought to be a
success both with the willow and the gloves
The team is strong in pitchers. Viau has
already shown that he is phenomenon in
the box. and Sowders is just as good as he
was last year, which is paying him the big
geSt possible compliment. McCauley, the
lefthander, is
SOMETHING OF A PUZZLER.
and Duryea promises to pitch some good
games when he gets in good trim. His
sprained ankle is almost we'll again. st.
Paul also has a fair chance of securing
Legg, who is great fielder and heavy
batter. The Minneapolis team has proved
strong where the st. Paul team is weak.
In the two Minneapolls-D Detroit games the
Flour City lads made but four errors. All
this indicates that if the Minneapolis pitch
ers can hold the league sluggers down they
willpull their team pretty well to the front
Not much is known of the real strength of
the Duluth team. 1t has played games
lately at Cleveland. Columbus, Wheeling
and GAINESVILLE, generally winning. and the
Duluth papers have been Dragging at a
furious rate about their great aggregation
of ball players. However, it is not believed